Bitter Moon
1994
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts Actress in a Supporting Role 1992 · Winner
Golden Globe Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1993 · Nominated
Academy Award Actress in a Supporting Role 1993 · Nominated
May 31, 2024 · Punitive damages, also known as exemplary damages, are damages that are awarded in personal injury lawsuits in addition to compensatory damages. They can be awarded by courts and juries.
In civil cases, damages are the remedy that a party requests the court award in order to try to make the injured party whole. Typically damage awards are in the form of monetary compensation to the harmed party.
A personal injury damage award may include two types of damages: compensatory damages and punitive damages. Compensatory Damages. Compensatory damages are designed to place a victim in the position he or she would be in if the injury had never occurred.
May 18, 2012 · In this Article I explore two ways of understanding damage awards. The first way, which I call the duty view, supposes that damage awards confirm existing legal duties to pay damages.
A 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision set guidelines to prevent excessive punitive damage awards, and a number of states have enacted laws that limit punitive damage awards in personal injury claims, or eliminate them altogether.
In a civil case, a plaintiff can request an award of punitive damages. Unlike compensatory damages, which compensate plaintiffs for their concrete losses, punitive damages seek to punish defendants for their egregious conduct and to deter defendants and others from engaging in similar behavior.
Aug 27, 2021 · Civil damages are monetary awards owed to a winning plaintiff by the losing defendant in a civil case tried in a court of law. Civil damages are granted when a person is injured or suffers a...
